This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic disease associated with its
principal tick vector, Hyalomma spp. with increasing fatal incidence worldwide. Accordingly …

Vector-borne diseases, among them leishmaniasis, cause more than 700,000 deaths
annually. The lack of an effective vaccination and the increasing resistance of sand flies to …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases constitute a major threat for human and animal health
worldwide. Vaccines for the control of tick infestations and transmitted pathogens still …

Insects are an incredibly diverse group of animals with species that benefit and harm natural
ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Many insects have consequential associations …

Tick microbiota can be targeted for the control of tick-borne diseases such as human
granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) caused by model pathogen, Anaplasma …

Immature mosquitoes are aquatic, and their distribution, abundance, and individual fitness in
a particular breeding habitat are known to be dependent on mainly three factors: biotic …

Triatoma rubrofasciata (T. rubrofasciata), one kind of triatomine insects, is the vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), which lead to American trypanosomiasis. Although the gut …

Blood-feeding enriched gut-microbiota boosts mosquitoes' anti-Plasmodium immunity. Here,
we ask how Plasmodium vivax alters gut-microbiota, anti-Plasmodial immunity, and impacts …

The development of Leishmania parasites within sand fly vectors occurs entirely in the insect
gut lumen, in the presence of symbiotic and commensal bacteria. The impacts of host …